Can someone plsss help me with this!! What best describes the "stout matron" at the end of the excerpt?

A. She is happy living in the tenement building

B. She is trying to make the best of her situation

C. She had given up hope

I’m pretty sure it’s B or C, stuck between those 2, lol sorry.

explanation - B ; she says that she tries to keep the children clean which made me think, she’s trying to make the best of her situation
C ; in the story it says "but with a hopeless glance around “ , which makes me think she’s given up hope.